New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05

thst Mr. Murphy made Of Dey-st He made q list OF
every merchant and empoye that street and tound
that they were Republicans by two to one. The pub
LEGATION Of this canvass III The TRIBUNE led to the
inserfion OF the of Lee, Murphy Avery In the
black list which was published In the Democratic
papers OF that day. The insertion OF QUE name IN
he black list" said Mr.. Murpby cost US 100000
agar In trade which We had enjoyed with Southern
customers but the old saying. There Is no loss with
out some gain, was illustrated in our case. while
credit, and though we sold 100000 year to the
SOUTH there was rarely time that our books did not
snow ooutherners owing us at least $4OO,OOo. wnen
they cut of their trade after were put on the
black is We pushed then. to pay that when tho
war broke out had few outstanding accounts IN the
south and lost very little by the outbreak OF the war
winch caused great many irus to suffer heavily
In one of the largest downtown cafes theirs Is
modes little sign the cigar counter which reads:
Pure Havana cigars. cents." When the proprietor
was asked as to the meaning of this sign he said
Ob]ections ara so frequently made by the guests to
the smoking OF cigarettes that some time ago deter.
mined 10 gre smokers cigar which they could anord
to use Instead OF cigarettes and which they would use
In preference to them after O trial. These D cent
Havana cigars, you see, very small. but the
tobacco IS pure Havana They cost me 20 hundred,
and sell them at retail at the price the benefit
to me coming from the exclusion of cigarette amok-
ing"
Atlanta's brllian. orator and editor, Henry W.
Grady. IS not to have walk-Over for the Democratic
Vice-Presidental nomination next year, even II his
party should t to concede that honor to the Solid
South Other than his frequently dis
cuseed among Democrats. General r. IL. Anderson,
OF savannah, Georgia, who Is member OF the Board
OF visitors of West Point, while passing through
here the other day said that he thought tho sonto
would prefer thoroughly representative man Tor
their candidate. like Governor Fitzhugh Lee. OF
virginia. "Virginia has como to be- said the Cen
cral, the State in the South which Ia battle field
between the parties. and If the yice-Prcsidcntial
nomination is come way 1t would be wise poll
lies to give it to that State The South Is not at all
anxious about this matter The feeng there is very
conservative with rs ference to pushing Southern
man forward in the National Government We realize
that throughout the North II may yet he thought TOO
early to concede us o place on the ticket. 1t will
come in due time and we can afford to wait"
Pittsburg's former Congressman, General James 8.
Negley. who bas had o long experience in the iron
business. when In the city last week discussed some
phases OF the iron trade saying among other things;
The present stimulation IN the manufacture OF iroh
will unquesonably lead to reaction within the next
two years. The history OF the iron trade in this
country Is long series of booms aud depressions
As soon business improves little they start
BOOM and the next thing that happens Is the increase
OF manufacture until there IL overproduction In
these Southern fields there are some remarkable
things being done when considers the condition OF
things For instance at Florence they are building
five furnaces which are teen miles from any ore,
forty miles from COAL and 100 mles from coke even OF
the poorest quality The iron manufacturing growth
in that section wholly directed to tho sale OF
property az high prices rather than TO q legitimate
business OF On.making. Ore fields are being
developed in this country to an extent that will
seriously affect the iron trade before long IL may
strike you singular assertion, but ii Is tact, that
iron be made within fifteen miles OF Providence
Rhode Island, within 81 ton OF the lowest cost OF
this cheap iron In the south
"Authracite coal Is being shipped today said the
General, continuing tho conversation. :" IRON the
Providence Reighborh0od to the Fort Pitt Iron works
in Pittsburg. You think that Ia n novel statement
have no doubt The coal Ia taken to PttsDurg because
OF its quality 1t Is probably tho hardest anthracite
coal In the country and contains lie own auxing ma
tcrial II has graphite composition The antbra-
cite mines OF Rhode lslnd were the hrst that were
opened In this country, believe. Hematite ore beds
have been opened recently in New-York from which
the product Is sent to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania They
are located within 2s5 miles of tide water There Is
still another OF supply In tho ore heds oil Cuoa
which have considerable bearing on this question.
There IA a line OF steamers chartered expressly Tor
the purpose of bringing to Philadelphia from
Cuba and between 900 and 1000 tons month arc
received here Pcnnsy lvania iron men have million
and half dollars invested in the Cuba mines Tue
ore averages 65 per cent OF metal. IL Is red hematite
low In phosphorus and only moderately low In sui
phur | find that very few people outside those
directly Interested in iron-making know anything
about these curious features OF IRON manufacture"
Meeting General Sherman in the Washington Build
Ing the other day, found him greatly amused over an
incident that had recently been reported to him. out
which he laughngly said might DO IA mere newspaper
story although he would not be surprised II 1t was
tho truth. II told" said the General, that
within q short time back country man came into the
town OF Cumberland, West Virginia, accompanied by
a cooeed man and began TO make inquiries as to the
selling price OF nlggers. lie wanted 10 sell bis
colored man. he said, and he came TO town for
that purpose. Neither he nor the darkey knew any
nj
nccted with the war. IL seems almost impossible
thar such thing should occur over twenty years
after the close OF the war, aud yet 1t may nave
occurred"
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